9LOCALARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Top and above: Some photos from KU President Al-Ansari’s tour of Kaifan and Shuwaikh campuses.

KU president congratulates teachers, students

Kuwait, US seek closer civilaviation cooperation: DGCA

Kuwaiti, Italian officials discuss prep for economic forum

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 12, (KUNA): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) affirmed Tuesday keenness to boost cooperation ties with US civil aviation authorities.

Kuwait seeks to benefit from the US experience in airports management, DGCA’s Director General Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah said, cited by a DGCA’s state-ment.

Sheikh Salman made his remarks after meeting earlier with Carl Burleson, Deputy Assistant Administrator of Policy, International Affairs, and Environment at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in Washington DC.

He reiterated DGCA’s aspiration to bolster joint cooperation with FAA, wishing that US civil aviation bodies can overcome hazards of the ongoing hurricanes in their country.

For his part, Burleson expressed his joy towards outcomes of talks with the Kuwaiti delegation, indi-cating that it is FAA’s first ever high-level meeting with DGCA.

He wished for further joint coop-

‘Theatrical Comedy Nights’ festival kicks offKUWAIT CITY, Sept 12, (KUNA): The second edition of the “Theatrical Comedy Nights” festi-val kicked off Monday evening in memory of the late artists Abdulhussain Abdulredha and Mohammad Al-Roshoud, who left their clear mark on the Comedy Theater.

In the festival, the Gulf Theater Band presented comedic works of the distinguished writer Mohammed Al-Roshoud at Dasma Theater.

The National Council for Culture, Art and Letters (NCCAL)’s Assistant Secretary-General for the Arts Sector and

festival’s higher Committee Chairman Dr Bader Al-Duweesh said in his speech during the opening that the festival chose the comedian Tareq Al-Ali as the festival personality for this year for his rich artistic career.

He pointed out that NCCAL represents the main incubator for artistic, cultural, and literary cre-ativity, adding that it is keen on organizing theatre and artistic events, such as Kuwait Theater Festival, which has become one of the most important theater fes-tivals in the Arab world.

For his part, the festival direc-tor Abdulkarim Al-Hajri said that

this year’s festival presents the creations of the Kuwaiti comedy theater, indicating an approach to blend comedian theatrical works with constructive and edu-cational messages.

Jari Al-Ardh (Viewing) play, will be the first to entertain the audi-ence, followed by 4 other plays, Al-Hajri added.

The festival will continue until Sept 19 under the auspices of the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information and Chairman of NCCAL Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

eration in civil aviation field with Kuwait and other countries in the Middle East region.

Meanwhile, DGCA mentioned that the Kuwaiti-US talks focused on finding ways to strengthen the two nations’ cooperation in airports’ safety and security.

Talks also addressed ways to boost bilateral cooperation in train-ing, development, and human resources growth to improve the skills of Kuwait International Airport’s workers and enhance

employees’ work efficiency.Sheikh Salman and Burleson also

agreed to exchange visits and inten-sify bilateral meetings to benefit from the American expertise in run-ning airports via use of modern technology.

Meanwhile, Kuwait’s Ambassador in Rome Sheikh Ali Khaled Al-Sabah held talks with President of the Italian-Arab Chamber of Commerce on prepara-tions for an economic forum, group-ing Italian and Arab officials and

businessmen, including from Kuwait.

Sheikh Ali and Pietro Paolo Rampino, Italian Vice-President of the Chamber, discussed deepening of economic relations between Italy and Kuwait within the Chamber, Kuwait Embassy said in a state-ment.

Sheikh Ali reiterated keenness to promote mutual investment, as well as encouraging meetings between Italian and Kuwaiti businessmen, it said.

Kuwait University President Professor Hussein Al-Ansari in a recent tour of Kaifan and Shuwaikh cam-puses congratulated the teachers and students for the new academic year 2017/2018.

Al-Ansari listened to the viewpoints of students about completing their schedules and other obstacles such as blocked sections. He stressed the university admin-istration’s keenness to remove all obstacles while find-ing lasting solution to the issue of blocked sections in some specializations.

He thanked deans, the assistant deans, employees of the counseling and guidance offices, as well as lan-guages center employees for receiving the new stu-dents. He advised students with low marks to resort to the Office of the Assistant Dean for Students Affairs for appropriate academic directions to avoid receiving warnings and subsequent dismissal from the universi-ty.

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Kuwait Today

Prayer TimingsFajr .............................. 04:11Sunrise ......................... 05:31Zohr .............................. 11:44Asr ................................. 15:15Maghrib ....................... 17:56Isha .............................. 19:14

WeatherExpected weather for the next 24

hours:By Night: Relatively hot

and relatively humid over coastal areas with light varia-ble wind to light to moderate north westerly wind, with speed of 06-26 km/h and some scattered clouds will appear.

By Day: Hot and relatively humid over coastal areas with light variable wind to light to moderate north easterly wind, with speed of 08-28 km/h.

Station Max Min Exp RecKuwait City 44 33Kuwait Airport 45 25Abdaly 46 26Bubyan 42 29Jahra 47 29Failaka Island 44 30Salmiyah 43 33Ahmadi 42 32Nuwaisib 44 26Wafra 46 27Salmy 46 27

4 days forecast - WeatherWednesday, Sept 13

Expected weather Hot causing rising dust over open areasMax Temp ....................... 46CMin Temp ........................ 27CWind Direction ..................NWWind Speed ..........15-45 km/h

Thursday, Sept 14Expected weather ..... Very hot with a chance for rising dust over open areasMax Temp ....................... 47CMin Temp ........................ 28CWind Direction ..................NWWind Speed ..........15-40 km/h

Friday, Sept 15Expected weather Hot and rel-atively humid specially over coastal areasMax Temp ....................... 45CMin Temp ........................ 27CWind Direction .......... VRB-SEWind Speed ..........08-28 km/h

Saturday, Sept 16Expected weather Hot and rel-atively humid over coastal areasMax Temp ....................... 46CMin Temp ........................ 25CWind Direction .......... VRB-SEWind Speed ..........10-30 km/h

Marine ForecastStation Max Min Sea Today’s Exp Rec Surf Waves Ht DirnSouth Dolphin 43 32 - 4 ft SEUmm Mudayrah 36 32 - 4 ft SEBeacon M28 - - - 4 ft SEBeacon N6 37 31 - 4 ft SEQaruh Island 39 33 - 4 ft SE

Umm Al-Maradim 38 32 - 4 ft SESea Island Buo - - - - -Salmiyah 43 33 - 4 ft SE

4 days forecast - MarineWednesday, Sept 13

Expected weather Hot causing rising dust over open areasSea state ..Slight to moderate, rough at timesWave height ................... 2-6 ftMax Temp ........................46CMin Temp .........................27CWind Direction .................. NWWind Speed .......... 15-45 km/h

Thursday, Sept 14Expected weather ......Very hot with a chance for rising dust over open areasSea state ..Slight to moderate, rough at timesWave height ................... 2-6 ftMax Temp ........................47CMin Temp .........................28CWind Direction .................. NWWind Speed .......... 15-40 km/h

Friday, Sept 15Expected weather Hot and rel-atively humid specially over coastal areasSea state ...Slight to moderateWave height ................... 1-4 ftMax Temp ........................45CMin Temp .........................27CWind Direction ...........VRB-SEWind Speed .......... 08-28 km/h

Saturday, Sept 16Expected weather Hot and rel-atively humid over coastal areasSea state ...Slight to moderateWave height ................... 1-4 ftMax Temp ........................46CMin Temp .........................25CWind Direction ...........VRB-SEWind Speed .......... 10-30 km/h

Tide times at Shuwaikh Port

1st high tide: .................. 16:142nd high tide: ................. 03:371st low tide: ................... 09:552nd low tide: .................. 22:10Sunrise: ......................... 05:31Sunset: .......................... 17:58

Recorded yesterday at Kuwait Airport

Max temp ..........................47CMin temp ...........................25CMax Rh ............................ 31%Min Rh ............................. 04%Max Wind ............SW 25 km/hTotal Rainfall in 24 hrs .. 0 mm

Recorded yesterday at South Dolphin

Min/Max/ Air Temp ......32/43CMin/Max Rel Hum ....... 13/67%Wind Direction/Wind Speed ...SE/26 km/hPrev Wave Dir/Max Wave Ht .N/- ftMin/Max Sea Surface Temp -/- CSea Current ............Downdraft

— Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Meteorological Dept.

Jlaidan Namshan Husein Al Faem Al Rasheedi, 76 years old , buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Eshbeliya Block 4, St. 436, House 124 Tel. 65005005 (Women) Ferdous, Block 4, St. 1, Avenue 15, House 22. Mustafa Hasan Sadeq, 84 years old, buried on Tuesday. Condolence: (Men) Jabriya, Huseiniyat Al Baloch, Block 11 Tel. 66167557-65028885 (Women) Jabriya. Block 7, St. 5 House 36 Tel. 99791696 - 66683330. Humoud Medi Hamad Al Rasheedi, 79 years old, to be buried on Wednesday after Asr prayers. Condolence: At the cemetery only Tel. 50770779. Saqer Abdullah Ali Al Halabi, 66 years old, to be buried on ÌWednesday at morning time. Condolence: (Men) Adailiya, Block 3, St. 39, House 15 Tel. 94440334 (Women) Mishref, Block 6, St. 3, Avenue 5, House 5.

Sept 12, 2017